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I've gained 17 pounds since February!! AAAhhhhhhhhh!
I knew I was gaining weight. With the Stay at Home order and a kiddo with asthma, we have been home pretty much nonstop since March 13th. I have been afraid to step on the scale as I have been eating the days away. :( I already had been gaining back the weight I lost to begin with. Well, today is the first day of the rest…
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Advice for eating at Disneyland
Many times I have been on a great streak of eating well, following a calorie plan, only to blow it with a day or two at a theme park. We live in Southern California so go fairly regularly. Does anyone have any advice for lower calorie dinner/snacks at Disneyland? Also, I have a hard time tracking what I eat there because I…
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Need advice from successful maintainers :) please
Hi. I am a 5'6, 48 yo old female who went from 193 pounds to about 137 pounds, July 2016 to maybe April 2017. After that, I went up and down from 135 (spring 2018) low to 151 (January 2018). I stopped weighing my food and logging in Fall 2018 (busy teaching new grade level, tired of obsessing over food, etc...) and finally…
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Don't trust the package nutritional info on package weight and total calories!
I recently read a response to a post about not losing weight as expected that advised the person to weigh everything, even prepackaged items. I do usually weigh most food when I actually am logging, but not prepackaged/proportioned food. Tonight I ate Trader Joe's Stuffed Peppers. Normally, I would just eat the package and…
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Worried about impact of my calorie counting on 8 year old daughter
Yesterday at Costco, my kids got hotdogs and a soda in the middle of a busy day. My 8 year-old daughter got her own soda. When I asked her what she got, she said she got diet coke. I asked her why she got that, and she said, "I want to be on a diet like you Mommy." My child is not at all overweight, not by an ounce. Of…
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How often should I do Body Pump class at gym?
For anyone familiar with this class: I have tried this class twice at the gym recently. It's very hard for me, and I lasted through half of the class the first time and about 3/4 the second time. The only other exercise I do is the elliptical. I like the elliptical, but I believe it will only help me burn calories, not…
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My elliptical has settings for different calorie burns for 30 minute workouts.
I have read on here that elliptical machines overestimate calories you burn. My precor elliptical has various work out setting, including 30 minute 300 calories, 30 minutes 400 calories, and 30 minutes 500 calories. I choose the 500 calorie setting. It is a good workout, and I can feel that I have worked hard by how much I…
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How often do you give yourself permission to eat whatever you want, in whatever quantity you want?
I have been logging since 7/16 and got to my goal weight a couple of months ago (lost about 55 pounds). I went on a week vacation with family, all inclusive, and decided to eat and drink whatever I wanted, in whatever amount I wanted. I'm not going to lie, the freedom was amazing after counting calories and logging for so…
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This really works! 40+ pounds lost since July!
This is my first post on here, though I have been logging calories since July 18th or so. I am a 46 year old female, 5'6, who weighed 193 pounds in July, 2016. This morning I weighed 151.6! I have gone from a size 14 to an 8. I can't believe it really has been as easy as it has been. I have followed the recommended…
